Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-27
TO RETURN TO LABOR.
wHEu The COURTS or RIcHKcND
WILL RBsUMR WORK.
Hot Much Doing vow. but Busy Season
Ahsad-Inportant Cases
Personal Mention.

During the months OF August and
September there is never much done
in the courts. In fact most OF them,,
after the July term, in which the heat
is oppressive alike to judge, jury,
counsel, and witnesses, adjourn until
some time in October, when the hot
season bas given place to cool, plea
sant, and breezy fall weather.
The Dispatch several weeks ago
queried most of the judges and mem
bers of the Richmond bar as to where
they would spend their summer yaca-
tions, and through their answers fur
nished our readers with the informa-
ton thus obtained. Many went to the
mountains others to the seashore, and
more stiIlremainedin Richmond. spend
ing the greater portion of the time in
their Offices where, at times, the ther-
momoter registered 100 degrees. An
occasional visit to the country, where
their families were summering, prone
nades by moonlight in the parks, trip
down the river or to the New reservoir
were about the only recreations which
those of the stay-at. home classienjoyed.
The nights though, with few excep-
tions, bave been cool and pleasant. with
braciDg breezcs, and in comfortable
home chambers they have been spent
in refreshing sleep.
COMING HOME.
The "cold wave" which travelled at
such a miserably slow rate, has at last
reached us. Our city is no longer
oven-like in feeling, and the members
Of the legal fraternity, like those of
other vocations, are coming home.
With accumulated correspondence and
work, and their cases to prepare ready
for trial few weeks hence, they are
now doubly busy and have to toll more
assiduonsly to make up for lost time.
Some of the judges, too, are vending
their way homeward TO prepare them
selves for their fall campaign. while
others yet linger beneath the pleasant
shades or beside the salt-sea waves.
Below will be found when the fall
terms of the various courts will begin,
and, in some instances, the most i'm
poftant cases to be tried are given.
SUPREME COURT.
The next term of this court at Rich
mond begins the 9TH of November.
The session, according to law, can con-
tinue 100 days, if necessary. There is
q very small docket this time, and the
court will besengaged for a shorter
length of time than for many years.
At the commencement of the same term
last year there were on the docket
about ninety new cases, besides large
number of old ones that had been con-
tinued from time to time. All Of these
were disposed of before the court adj
journed, and the next term starts with
but fifty cases on hand.
This court will meet at Staunton on
the 10th of September. All of the
Judges are out of the city, most OF them
Mt their homes, except Hon. Thomas
L. Faunt'eroy.
Last winter Hon. L. l.. Lewis, presi-
dent Of the court, was in i'll health for q
long while, but he has spent most o'
this year travelling, and his strength Is
almost entirely restored.
THE HUsTINGs COURT.
Hon. Thomas S. Atkins, judge oi
this court, has spent most of the sum
mer in Richmond. His labors will be-
gin on the Goth OF September, when the
grand jury meets. There are many
more cases already on the docket than
could be tried in a term OF ordinary
length, ard in so short one as this
will be-only lasting, as it does. from
September Goth to October 3d-but
few of them can be disposed of. Within
the past two weeks not less than dozen
persons have been sent on for jndlct.
ment on different charges of felony.
Among the most important cases and
those in which general interest IS felt
are the following Harris ia obs and
son, charged with receiving goods
known to have been stolen from the
dry-goods store of Bernard Lewis
Daniel Il. Hall (colored), charged will
shooting and killing Enoch Spotswood
f. A. Levy, stabbing Winfield Scott
ana numerous OtucI paitISo Si"i = ~
with Lousebreaking, grand larceny, &c
THE OTHER COURTS.
The Chancery Court, of which Hon
Addison l.. Holiday is judge, vii
meet the first Monday in October. Th'
Judge is now enjoying the mountain
air. :,
Judge Beverley r. Wexford. OF tn
| CITY and Henrico Circuit Courts, !
spending the summer with his brother
in-law, General William B. Taliaferro
in Gloucester county. He will returl
about the 1st of October and will opel
court on Monday TIE 9th.
Tie Police Court is in session ever
day in the year, Sundays excepted, ant
Justice Richardson's labors increase a
Richmond grows.
Judge Bond, of the United State
Conrt, will be here September I'D t
hear the injunction cases, full repol
of which the Dispatch published yes
terday.